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Trump’s War in Iran, and Rising Gas Prices, Collide With Midterm Agenda

The attack on Iran has led to a surge in energy prices at a moment when the cost of living is a major issue heading into the fall elections.

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Pakistani Navy Escorts Tankers as Conflict Chokes Off Oil Traffic

Two large docked ships, with two men dressed in white sitting in the foreground. — Benoit Tessier/Reuters

Short of Ending Iran Conflict, Trump Has Limited Tools to Lower Oil Prices

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Fragments of U.S.-Made Missile Seen in Photos Taken by Iran Near Deadly School Strike

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War With Iran Becomes World’s Latest Economic Hazard

President Trump insists conflict with Iran will be brief, but world leaders are preparing for severe economic blowback.

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After Turning Away Refugees, Trump Presses to Protect Iranian Soccer Team

The dissonance between President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and his call to grant asylum to the Iranian athletes was striking.

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Crowds gathered at Enghelab Square to celebrate the announcement of Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader of Iran.
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Supporters celebrating the new leader.
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Family members mourning at the funeral of a victim of U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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Mourners carrying the body of a victim killed in the strikes.
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Family members at the grave of a loved one who was killed by American-Israeli airstrikes at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery.
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A sports stadium has been converted into an emergency shelter in the Lebanese capital.
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Families displaced by the recent wave of violence across Lebanon sheltering in the stadium.
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Damage from a projectile hitting an apartment.
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Residents running from the scene of a strike in the southern suburbs.
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First responders at the scene where a man was killed in an Iranian missile strike on Monday.
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A poster of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader of Iran.
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How Americans Are Feeling the Economic Effects of the War With Iran

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As War Comes to Gulf States, Migrant Workers Pay the Highest Price

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Chaos on Mamdani’s Doorstep: ‘We’ve Never Had Anything Like This Here’

The streets around Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence were the stage for a clash between protesters and counterprotesters, reflecting the nation’s tensions.

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Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS.

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Homemade Bombs in ISIS-Inspired Attack Were Deadly, N.Y.P.D. Says

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Alexander Brothers Found Guilty on All Counts in Sex-Trafficking Trial

The verdict comes more than a month after the trial began in Federal District Court in Manhattan where the jury heard weeks of emotional and often graphic testimony.

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A board displays photographs of three men being investigated by the F.B.I. — REUTERS/Kent Edwards

He Raps, He Rants, He Promises Change. Meet Nepal’s Presumptive New Leader

Balendra Shah’s party won a landslide in the election that followed Nepal’s Gen Z revolution. His style is pugnacious.

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A person in a black suit, sunglasses, and a beard. Bouquets of flowers are next to him. — Hannah Reyes Morales for The New York Times

Two Supreme Court Justices Debate Handling of Trump Emergency Cases

In a rare joint appearance, Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh offered sharply different views on how the court should handle emergency requests.

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In Scathing Ruling, Judge Says 3 Trump Prosecutors Are in Unlawful Roles

The ruling found that the leadership team in New Jersey’s federal prosecutor’s office was illegal, and sharply questioned President Trump’s priorities.

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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, left, moderator Judge Paul L. Friedman, center, and Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Monday, where the two justices differed over how the court is handling emergency requests. — Jason Andrew for The New York Times

U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy

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Trump Threatens to Crowd Out Republicans’ Midterm Message

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Ari Emanuel Made His Name as a Talent Agent. Now He’s the Talent.

Hollywood’s archetypical agent has been showing a very different side of himself as a host of a video podcast called “Rushmore.”

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Ohio State University President Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

The university said it was investigating after the president, Walter Carter Jr., said he had “made a mistake.”

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Walter Carter Jr., wearing a red and white bomber jacket, stands at a lectern near a pedestal displaying a crystal football. — Jason Mowry/Getty Images

The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations Is Overwhelming U.S. Politics

Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections. Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.

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How ICE Plans to Put 8,500 Immigrants in This Warehouse

Experts say the initial designs raise health, safety and security concerns.

With Lots of Rumors and Little Information, Other Cities Prepare for ICE

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2 Teen Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention

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Epstein’s Remote Zorro Ranch Is Searched by New Mexico Investigators

Some of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims have said they were trafficked at the property south of Santa Fe, where the nearest neighbors are miles away.

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Wasserman’s Name Is Erased From the Company He Founded

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An aerial view of a sprawling ranch compound. — Paul Ratje for The New York Times

A Big Night Light in the Sky? Start-Up Wants to Launch a Space Mirror.

A company is seeking F.C.C. approval to test an idea to reflect sunlight to Earth at night. Critics say it could be bad for people and wildlife.

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The night sky dotted with stars against a silhouette of a row of trees. — Emily Elconin for The New York Times

N.F.L. Free Agency Begins With a Flurry of Moves

Travis Kelce and Kansas City are said to be working on finalizing a one-year deal, and the Falcons are said to be signing Tua Tagovailoa.

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Trump Has No Idea How to End the War With Iran

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Oliver Stuenkel

Latin Americans Already Have a Serious Partner — and It’s Not Trump

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Vali R. Nasr

A Resistance Is Deepening in Iran

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Alexandra Sifferlin

They Feel Bugs Inside Them. Doctors Don’t Know Why.

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Late Night Scolds Trump Over Gasoline Prices

“You can lie about many things in American life, but one thing you can’t lie about is gas prices,” Late Night host Seth Meyers said. “Everyone sees it.”

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